Practice Areas

EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION.
We defend private employers and public entities of all sizes in all areas of employment litigation, including actions alleging gender, age, race, and disability (ADA) discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, invasion of privacy, and defamation. [MORE]

EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATIONS & CONSULTATION.
Prompt, thorough, and neutral workplace investigations are not only required under a variety of circumstances, but can help limit or eliminate liability for employment claims. Improper investigations, however, can themselves form the basis of liability. We perform professional, thorough, neutral investigations for private and public employers. We also provide legal advice concerning personnel issues and policies, and draft and review employee handbooks and contracts. [MORE]

DISABILITY ACCESS & DISCRIMINATION.
The issues surrounding disability access and discrimination are varied and complex. A myriad of federal and state laws and regulations govern disability access and the employment of individuals with disabilities. We assist public and private entities and employers in complying with such laws, and defend litigation arising under those laws. [MORE]

PUBLIC ENTITY & EDUCATION PRACTICE.
We emphasize the defense of public entities and their employees in all areas of litigation, from personal injury suits to complex discrimination cases and constitutional challenges to regulations. We specialize in education law, representing community college and school (K-12) districts both as litigators and as general counsel. We also handle labor disputes, and negotiations for such entities, as well as defending them in matters before the Public Employees Relations Board (PERB). [MORE]

PROFESSIONAL ERRORS & OMISSIONS PRACTICE.
We represent professionals of virtually all types, including accountants, attorneys, insurance agents and brokers, doctors, hospitals, physical therapists, psychologists, developmental disability centers, and corporate officers and directors, in the defense of errors and omissions claims. [MORE]

TORT & ACCIDENT LITIGATION.
We are retained by insurance carriers, self-insureds, manufacturers, public entities, and third-party administrators to defend general tort and accident litigation, including personal injury, premises liability, and products liability cases. [MORE]

INSURANCE COVERAGE & BAD FAITH.
We handle coverage issues for insurance carriers, insureds, self-insureds, and joint powers authorities. For some clients, we handle the day-to-day coverage issues involved in claims handling. For others, we become involved in complex litigation. We have extensive experience in defense of extra-contractual “bad faith” claims. Our coverage expertise extends into all types of policies, including commercial general liability, errors and omissions, homeowners, products, surplus and excess lines. We pride ourselves on our ability to extricate clients from difficult situations in a cost-effective and efficient manner. [MORE]

BUSINESS LAW & LITIGATION.
We represent large and small businesses in all areas of business litigation, including complex commercial cases, intellectual property cases, and landlord-tenant issues. [MORE]

MEDIATION / ARBITRATION
Robert H. Johnson has nearly 35 years of civil litigation experience and has tried a wide variety of cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in numerous state and federal courts throughout California and in other states. In addition to his civil trial practice, Mr. Johnson maintains a mediation and arbitration practice. He has served as a pro-tem settlement conference judge and judicial arbitrator for nearly 20 years in Sacramento and Placer counties, and has also served as a pro-tem trial judge. Click here for fee and scheduling information.

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